Monday, November 3, 2003

The Fundraising PushSara and Naomi finalize pitch packages about the film and mail them out. Checks start coming! Special Thanks to Washington University in St. Louis Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton for his donation and nice note!

Wednesday, October 8, 2003

N.A.A. R Charity Event at Giant StadiumEliot Lives Productions has a jammed packed weekend full of filming, interviewing, writing, and, of course, lots of ballooning fun. Sara and Naomi stayed at the home of Mr. Juggles and Glitter and followed them to the N.A.A.R. charity walk held at Giant Stadium the following day. Juggles and Glitter's daughter Lauren showed Sara and Naomi how to make the balloon arches that decorated the Stadium.

Mr. Juggles under the balloon arch

Sara is a supa-sta!

Marcie, Mr. Juggles, Glitter and Lauren

Summit Meeting #3: The Pitch PackageELP spent a large part of the weekend putting together a pitch package about Twisted: A Balloonamentary to send out to potential supporters and funders. Please email us if you would like to receive a pitch package.

DongerSara and Naomi also caught up with newbie to the balloon twisting world, Donger. Donger shared his origins as a balloon twister and is looking forward to attending Twist and Shout 2004, his first balloon twisting conventions.

Balloons Around the World DayEliot Lives Productions celebrates Balloons Around the World Day 2003 by catching up with and filming balloon twisting friends Charlie Fogarty and JuJuBee the Clown. Check out some of Charlie's latest creations. JuJuBee added lots of color and liveliness to Foss Motors in Exeter, NH.

Wednesday, September 3, 2003

Twisted Trailer #1The trailer is here! Go watch it before you do anything else!!

Wash U on Today ShowSara recently appeared with fellow Washington University students in the crowd of the Today Show on NBC. The group represented their alma mater with a festive "W" and "U" made out of balloons.

Summit Meeting #2: Twisted TrailerSara and Naomi begin the process of watching over 20 hours of footage from MCATU, logging and making rundowns of each tape. They create a plan for the trailer, which will be edited on Pinnacle Studio 8.

Wednesday, July 2, 2003

MCATUEliot Lives Productions attends Magicians, Clowns and Twisters University in Burlington, MA and films throughout the weekend.

A pair of young twisters

Celebrity visit from Bozo the Clown

Clown sculpture by Royal Sorell

Magician Sculpture

Summit Meeting #1: ELP is BornSara and Naomi retreat to Grantham, NH to plan, brainstorm, relax and laugh. The name "Eliot Lives Productions" is chosen to replace "G-Force/TaksDawg Productions" or was it "TaksDawg/G-Force Productions"?...Aboard a paddleboat on Eastman Lake, ideas for "Twisted" and "No Pants Job™" are discussed and audio recorded.

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Everyone's been asking us so--YES--our super hip balloon dog Tshirts that you've been seeing right here on our blog are now for sale for $20! Please mail a check made out to Eliot Lives Productions along with your size and mailing address and you too can be a member of Team TWISTED!